Tom
>From everything I have read and the feel of all 3 cameras, I would go with
the Canon G2. The picture quality of the Canon is always raved about. And
of course the Nikon has to solve that firmware problem on the 5000 before
they start selling again.
Bob Winters
> From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 21:48:27 -0600
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] OT - Digital P&S decision -- I'll be driven from the group
>
> OK, here's the challenge. I love the E-20, but....
>
> (isn't there always a but)
>
> It's pretty darn big. So, I want to supplement it with the digital
> equivalent of a Point and Shoot.
>
> Several look nice. I'm leaning towards on of:
>
> Olympus C4040 -- $799 -- in stock
> Canon G2 -- $823 -- out of stock
> Nikon 5000 -- $945 -- out of stock
>
> The pricing and availability are from online stores I trust. Cheaper at
> stores I don't trust :)
>
> All are roughly the same size. The the Canon and Olympus are 4megapixel,
> and Nikon is 5megapixel.
>
> As you all know, I'm a believer in pixel count, but even beyond that, the
> Nikon and the Canon use CompactFlash, which I own a ton of, while the
> Olympus uses SmartMedia, which I own one measley 32mb card.
>
> So, I'm leaning towards, gasp, the Nikon.
>
> Thoughts, comments, ideas, suggestions welcome.
>
> Tom
>
>
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